Definition of "line-out" []

• A play used to restart play in Rugby after the ball has gone over the sideline, in which forwards of both teams line up in two lines parallel to the goal line and at least one meter apart, and a player on the team not responsible for putting the ball out of bounds flings the ball between the lines. (noun)

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• "Both of these players are pivotal in the line-out."
• "Rhys Ruddock and Shane Jennings could bring contrasting skills – one solid, one fluid – to the Leinster back row but McLaughlin may be the one to add potency to the line-out."